Question

yael is writing an essay about the development of folk tales. read the excerpt from her essay.
every culture throughout time has had its own folk tales, which were first transmitted from person to person with the technology available at the time. folk tales began as an oral tradition. with the invention of written language, folk tales were recorded by community scribes, until 1450, when the printing press was invented. the result was a wider distribution of folk tales, which were collected in books.
based on the beginning of yael’s essay, how does the structure support her central idea?
○ yael gives details in order of importance, which does not support her central idea by showing development.
○ yael gives details in order of importance, which supports her central idea by showing development.
○ yael gives details in chronological order, which does not support her central idea because it does not show development.
○ yael gives details in chronological order, which supports her central idea by showing development.

Explanation:

First, analyze the structure of Yael's essay excerpt. Phrases like "began as an oral tradition", "with the invention of written language", "until 1450, when the printing press was invented" show a chronological (time - order) presentation. The central idea is the development of folk tales. Chronological order shows the progression over time: oral tradition → written recording → printing press - enabled wider distribution. So this structure supports the central idea by showing development. Now evaluate the options:

• Option 1: Incorrect, as the order is chronological (not order of importance) and it does support the idea.
• Option 2: Incorrect, the order is not order of importance.
• Option 3: Incorrect, chronological order does show development (from oral to written to printed).
• Option 4: Correct, as the details are in chronological order and this order shows the development of folk tales.

Answer:

D. Yael gives details in chronological order, which supports her central idea by showing development.